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The late night shows took a hard look at the Republican candidates’ responses to school shootings.

Ben Carson came under particular attention for calling upon civilians to charge against a gunman together — even laughing as he described it — and also his call for even kindergarten teachers to be trained and equipped with guns.

Stephen Colbert highlighted Jeb Bush’s remarks “stuff happens” remark about not acting to prevent school shootings. “Jeb Bush clearly has all the advantages that a candidate could want, and should be doing way better. But when he says things like that, after 142 school shootings since Sandy Hook, it sounds like he’s got — how can I put this delicately — stuff for brains.”